Montecito Fire Department funds new Home Hardening Assistance Program
Professional installers upgraded the older vents to ember-resistant vents with 1/16″ wire mesh spacing rather than the older (and no longer to-code)…
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Notorious Summerland hillside illegal camp cleaned up after years of issues
They have been on a dangerous cliff between the freeway and the ocean for…
Continue Reading‘We have to act and act fast:’ Biden says climate change is driving wildfires and historic heat wave
Democratic governors from Oregon, California, New Mexico, Colorado and Nevada attended the meeting, along with the Republican governors of Wyoming…
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Santa Barbara City Council votes in favor of bridge housing for people experiencing homelessness
The pilot program will last 120…
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Area near Oxnard now home to one of the largest energy storage sites in U.S.
An area just outside the city of Oxnard is hailed for a new, national distinction. The Saticoy Battery Storage Project is housing one of the largest…
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Cal Poly study says rattlesnakes may benefit from climate change
Researchers found that rattlesnakes prefer warm temperatures of between 86-89…
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Hundreds of goats brought into a Solvang park to clear brush
The goats play an important role in reducing fire risk.…
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California’s historic drought is causing drinking water to taste like dirt. Officials say, ‘just add lemon’
It might not taste great, city officials say, but it’s still safe to…
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Volunteers remove more than 40 deserted lobster traps from Goleta beaches to protect marine wildlife
More than 35 volunteers with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and members of the commercial fishing community worked at beaches across Goleta on Saturday…
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Portion of Paso Robles facing possible rolling outage Thursday night
Rolling outages are due to increased demand issues across the…
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Santa Barbara Channelkeeper to clean up old lobster traps at local beaches
Volunteers with the Santa Barbara Channelkeeper along with commercial fishing members will clean up lobster traps along the Santa Barbara coastline…
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Statewide Flex Alert issued for Thursday
Cal ISO has issued a statewide Flex Alert for Thursday evening to encourage Californians to cut back on power usage to prevent strain on the system.…
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Beach cleanup taking place at Haskell’s Beach
A beach clean up is underway at Haskell’s Beach in Goleta on Wednesday.…
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Westmont to remove beloved ‘Pickle Tree’ Thursday
Westmont College will be cutting down their beloved redwood tree on Kerrwood Lawn on June 17.…
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People pile into Pismo Beach to prepare for heat wave
It is beginning to heat up on the Central Coast, and people are trying to find answers to cool down from the coming waves of heat in early…
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Beefed-up staffing helps firefighters respond to emergencies Santa Barbara County
Winds can easily fan flames and during drought conditions and heat wave temperatures.…
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Toxic chemicals found at California military installations, bill introduced to clean up
Sen. Alex Padilla said he and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand have introduced two bills to help clean up toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)…
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Upper Ojai Search and Rescue experiencing surge in hikers needing rescue
Upper Ojai Search and Rescue teams say they are getting a higher volume of calls from the hiking trails due to hikers not being prepared for the hot…
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Central Coast farmers concerned over ‘extreme drought’ conditions happening throughout region
CENTRAL COAST Calif. – Farmers are concerned for their crops as dry conditions has worsen throughout the Central Coast. Earlier this year, it…
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California’s ‘extreme drought’ zone extends to Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo counties
The National Weather Service announced that the drought situation in California has worsened, expanding the ‘extreme drought’ zone to both Santa…
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